Ditching Procedure, B-29s with Four-Gun TurretUnited States. Army Air Forces
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Ditching Procedure, B-29s with Four-Gun Turret
United States. Army Air Forces
B-29 (Bomber) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
b. Take sitting position on floor with back against Pilot's armor
plate. Squeeze in with Flight Engineer and brace foot across the aisle.
Pad with chute and cushion.
Exit: Engineer's hatch. Secondary Exit: Pilot's window.
Radio Operator Bailout
a. Destroy classified material.
b. Send position obtained from Navigator.
Exit: Nose wheel well, 2nd. Secondary Exit: Bomb-bay.
Radio Operator Take-Off
a. Take-off position: In seat.
b. Procedure: Fasten safety belt. Face aft and brace head with hands
behind neck, shoulders and back against upper turret. If time permits,
remove astrodome prior to crash.
c. Exit: Remove parachute and exit through astrodome.
[Transcriber's note: To allow the information in the FUSE CHART to be
presented within page width restraints, the original table has been
reformatted into a multi-line format.]
RADIO OPERATORS SUPER-FORTRESS FUSE CHART
RADIO SET
FUSE RATING
NUMBER AND LOCATION
PURPOSE
274N COMMAND RECEIVER
10 Amp.
One active and one spare in each rec.
In low V. line to dyn.
274N COMMAND MODULATOR
20 Amp.
2 active on right end of modulator and two spare on the left end
In low V. line to dyn. in L.V. line to heaters.
348 LIAISON RECEIVER
5 Amp.
In the receiver proper.
In L.V. line to dyn.
AN/ART-13 COLLINS TRANSMITTER.
1 Amp.
In dynamotor proper.
Breaks H.V. line if press. relay fails.
Two circuit breakers on the base of the Collins dyn.
In L.V. input to dyn & L.V. input Xmitter.
269G or AN/ARN 7 RADIO COMP.
5 Amp.
One active and one spare in radio compass relay shield.
Removes 115 V. 400 cycle from set.
RC-43 MARKER BEACON RECEIVER
10 Amp.
One active and one spare in radio compass relay shield.
Removes L.V. from Radio Comp. & Marker Beacon.
RC-36-B Interphone
15 Amp.
1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.
In L.V. line to dyn.
AN/AIC-2 Interphone
One circuit breaker somewhere near the amplifier.
In L.V. line to dyn.
ANTENNA REEL
10 Amp.
Between bomb bays in fuse box #183
Removes L.V. from motor.
ANTENNA REEL RELAY
2 Amp.
1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.
Removes L.V. from relay.
522 VHF COMMAND
40 Amp.
Fuse box #862 located on right side fire control room. May have reset
switch instead.
In L.V. line to dynamotor
595/695 IFF
10 Amp.
1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.
In L.V. line to dynamotor
RADIO OPERATORS SUIT
20 Amp.
Engineers Aft fuse panel.
Removes power from suit.
RC 103 (B/L) BC-733-D Lateral receiver.
10 Amp.
One active and one spare in Junction Shield, fuse box #586 located
behind A/C seat.
In L.V. line to dynamotor
AN-ARN-5A (B/L) R-89/ARN-5A Vertical glide path receiver.
10 amp circuit breaker
On front of Junction Shield, (fuse box #586) behind A/C's seat.
In L.V. input to the set. The set has no dynamotor.
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